Use If: You want to be able to notify the user their message was blocked, or if you have complex exceptions you need to allow for.Cons: Does not block the OWA “Start/Stop Forwarding” method.Pros: Allows you more granularity on conditions and actions, reporting is available.Use If: You have few exceptions to consider and just want an easy blanket option.Cons: The user is not notified their forwarded message is dropped.Pros: Applies to all the above-mentioned types of forwarding a user can set up.The main ways I have identified are listed below, along with a brief description of their pros and cons. This is set as a “ForwardingSMTPAddress” parameter on the mailbox.Īs an admin, you have a few different ways to prevent forwarding of emails outside of your environment. Users can select to Stop or Start forwarding and enter the address to forward to. In OWA this is accessed through Options > Mail > Forwarding.Set forwarding on their mailbox using OWA options. In OWA this is accessed through Options > Mail > Inbox and sweep rulesĢ.In Outlook this is accessed through File > Manage Rules and Alerts.The types of forwarding via this method are: forward, forward as an attachment and redirect. Create an inbox rule to forward using Outlook or Outlook on the web (also sometimes called by OWA, it’s old name). A user can set up forwarding in a few different ways:ġ. In support, I get this question quite frequently: “How do I block users from auto forwarding their mail outside my environment?” There are plenty of good reasons you may not want auto forwarding: you may have HIPAA laws to follow, regulatory compliance or data privacy concerns or simply because it makes you uncomfortable. Please go here to read it: All you need to know about automatic email forwarding in Exchange Online
#AUTOMATIC EMAIL FORWARDING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2015 UPDATE#
Update : We have updated and expanded the information contained here in a new blog post.
0 kommentar(er)
